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Turkish Braised Fava Beans In Pod

Fresh Fava Beans are braised in olive oil with tomatoes and onions and served at room temperature with lemon and yogurt. This is my favorite meatless dinner in spring.
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Fresh fava beans become so tasty with lemon and garlicky yogurt!

Ingredients

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  • ½ kilo fresh fava beans, chopped with pods
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ tbsp flour
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped finely
  • 2 small tomatoes, chopped finely
  • A pinch of black pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ bunch of fresh dill, chopped

Sauce:

  • 2 cloves garlic, mashed
  • 1 cup yogurt

Instructions

  1. Mix water, flour and lemon juice.
  2. Wait chopped fresh fava beans in this mixture for 5-10 minutes so that they keep their green color.
  3. Heat olive oil and saute onion in it.
  4. Add tomatoes when onions get golden. Saute them together.
  5. When they are cooked well, add fresh fava beans into it.
  6. Pour water, flour, lemon mixture on it and cook for 1-2 minutes over medium high heat.
  7. Add salt and black pepper. Bring it to the lowest heat and cook for 20-25 minutes.
  8. Let it cool and add chopped fresh dill on it and mix when it’s cooled.
  9. Mix mashed garlic and yogurt fort he sauce.
  10. Serve fresh fava beans cold or at room temperature with garlicky yogurt.

Notes

Note:

Use wooden spoon, not metal one when cooking fava beans so that they don’t get blackish.

You can add a little extra virgin oil right before serving.

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